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And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Most
people
know
John
3:16
but
don't
consider
the
context
nor
what
is
involved
in
it.
Our
reference
starts
our
talking
about
Moses
lifting
up
the
serpent
as
a
symbolic
message
about
the
crucifixion
for
our
eternal
salvation.
Then
we
read
For
God
so
loved
the
world
.
This
sentence
starts
with
the
word
For
,
which
means
it
is
telling
s
why
Jesus
Christ
had
to
be
crucified
for
our
sins.
Now,
there
is
a
whole
message
in
that
but
we
want
to
consider
the
phrase
God
so
loved
the
world
.
This
is
talking
about
the
love
of
God
the
Father.
He
is
a
different
member
of
the
Trinity
than
God
the
Son.
God
the
Son
proved
His
love
for
us
by
what
He
did,
but
that
is
different
from
the
love
of
God
the
Father.
As most people know, even if they deny the truth, there are many spiritual beings that can affect this physical world and call themselves gods. The Bible calls these lying spirits devils. They demand that people worship them under threat of harm if people don't worship them. Further, they really have the power to cause harm, if the God of the Bible doesn't stop them. However, as much power as they have, none of those devils have the power to rule the entire world. Further, none of them have the power to prophesy, in detail, what they will do in the future, dare all other gods to try and stop them like the God of the Bible did. In addition, the true God give those other spirits hundreds of years to try and stop Him from fulfilling His prophecy. But no being has ever stopped God from doing exactly as He prophesied that He would do. Only the God of the Bible has that power and authority. In addition, God prevents all other spirits from making similar prophecies. Yes, there are prophecies like those from Nostradamus, but his so-called prophecies as abstract and general which lets people claim that many different things fulfill his so-called prophecies. However, the prophecies of the Bible are detailed and specific and prove that the God of the Bible is the most powerful being that exists anywhere. With that truth in mind, consider how great His love must be to lower Himself to love sinners like us.
Next consider that we not only were breaking His Law, but we were actively fighting against Him and not seeking His forgiveness nor His love. In spite of that attitude, He sought us, proved His love to us and offered forgiveness and salvation. However, He did not force His salvation on us but left us a free will.
The truth is that God is letting these devils tell people lies so that people can use their free will and freely chose Him to be their Lord and God, or they can choose to serve a lying devil. If there were no devils then people would not have a true choice on what spirit to serve. With the choice available, all who chose Jesus as their personal Lord and God do so by their own free will. They are not limited to only one choice.
Eventually,
everyone
is
going
to
receive
the
end
results
of
their
own
choice.
Those
people
who
believe
the
lies
of
devils,
and
don't
verify
their
promises,
will
be
cast
into
a
lake
of
fire
,
along
with
their
lying
devil,
to
burn
forever
without
burning
up.
Jesus
Christ
is
King
of
kings
and
Lord
of
lords
.
A
king
has
the
right
to
destroy
all
traitors
in
his
kingdom
along
with
destroying
all
supporters
of
the
traitors.
All
of
the
so-called
gods
are
truly
devils
and
traitors
to
the
true
God.
In
time,
after
He
has
given
everyone
a
choice
of
what
spirit
to
serve,
He
will
put
all
traitors
and
their
servants
into
the
lake
of
fire
.
Now, that truth was based upon the true God's power and the evidence of His power. Now, I want to talk about His character of love and how that makes Him different from all of the other so-called gods, which are lying devils.
Many people who seek power and do so to hurt anyone who does not obey them. Such people do not love others but want power to force others to do their will. Devils promise to give this type f power to people. However, it is temporary. While having power over others sounds great, we must also expect that other people, and even devils, will also use their power to hurt and force us to do their will.
That type of power structure is much different from love. A parent has power over their child. However, a loving parent only uses that power to correct their child from errors and to reward the child for doing right. The child of a loving parent does not need to fear the parent so long as he is obedient. Even when disobedient, the child of a loving parent is only hurt enough to cause the child to correct their wrong attitude. Such a child is not hurt simply because the parent wants to hurt someone. So likewise is the love of the God of the Bible.
With that concept in mind, let's look back at our Bible reference. This entire reference is what the Son of God, named Jesus, said to a religious ruler. The religious ruler had a hard time believing and understanding what is said in this reference because it is so different from what most religions teach. However, later in this Gospel we are told that he eventually understood and believed that Jesus said. In order to do that, he had to accept doctrine which went against his religious training because the God of the Bible is not like any other so-called god.
The
first
thing
that
Jesus
told
him
was:
whosoever
believeth
in
him
should
not
perish,
but
have
eternal
life
(John
3:15).
The
word
eternal
means
that
there
is
no
end
to
it.
This
is
totally
different
from
reincarnation
which
teaches
multiple
different
types
of
life.
Part
of
what
can
be
hard
to
understand
is
that
Jesus
is
speaking
about
a
never-ending
spiritual
life.
Yes,
we
must
still
die
physically
so
that
our
spirit
can
be
separated
from
this
corrupt
body
which
will
suffer
disease,
old
age
and
other
things.
And,
the
children
of
God
are
promised
a
new
incorruptible
body
in
the
future.
But
that
body
will
get
its
life
from
the
spirit
where
our
current
body
gets
its
life
from
the
blood.
Therefore,
this
eternal
life
is
different
from
what
we
currently
have
in
our
current
body.
In
addition,
everyone
dies.
However,
the
new
eternal
life
does
not
die.
Therefore,
it
is
better
than
what
we
have
now.
This
improvement
shows
God's
love
for
those
who
accept
Jesus
as
their
personal
Lord
and
God.
No
other
so-called
god
makes
this
offer
to
those
people
who
serve
that
god.
Next,
we
have
the
well-known
verse
of
John
3:16,
which
says:
For
God
so
loved
the
world,
that
he
gave
his
only
begotten
Son,
that
whosoever
believeth
in
him
should
not
perish,
but
have
everlasting
life
.
Now
there
is
a
lot
preached
based
upon
this
verse
and
I
cannot
cover
it
all
but
will
only
point
out
two
things.
Like
the
prior
verse,
we
have
the
requirement
to
believeth
in
him
.
Our
verse
uses
the
word
believeth
for
a
lifestyle
heart
belief.
This
is
not
just
some
idea
passing
through
your
mind
that
you
believe
for
a
short
time.
In
fact,
it
is
not
a
mind
belief
but
a
heart
belief
which
means
that
it
has
to
affect
how
we
feel
and
what
we
do.
If
it
does
not
change
your
lifestyle
then
you
have
not
met
the
requirements
for
believeth
.
Next,
our
believeth
must
be
in
him
.
This
is
putting
your
faith
in
the
person
Who
is
the
Son
of
God
in
human
flesh.
It
is
not
believing
in
a
religion
or
a
doctrine
or
some
act.
Belief
in
anything
other
than
the
person
of
God
in
human
flesh
will
not
be
accepted
by
God.
In
addition,
if
you
truly
accept
a
lifestyle
in
the
person
of
Jesus
Christ,
you
are
starting
an
ongoing
personal
relationship
with
Him.
The
Bible
says
that
the
relationship
between
a
man
and
his
wife
is
a
picture
of
the
relationship
between
Jesus
Christ
and
the
church.
A
marriage
starts
with
the
ceremony
where
people
vow
to
spend
their
lives
together
and
then
spend
the
rest
of
their
lives
keeping
that
vow.
Likewise,
God's
salvation
starts
with
a
vow
to
accept
Jesus
Christ
as
your
personal
Lord
and
then
spend
the
rest
of
your
life
keeping
that
vow.
The
other
important
thing
to
realize
from
this
verse
is
that
phrase
he
gave
his
only
begotten
Son
.
There
is
a
lot
in
the
Bible
to
back
what
I
will
say
but
no
time
to
go
into
all
of
it.
Simply
put,
we
each
have
done
things
that
we
knew
were
wrong.
That
is
a
simple
definition
of
sin.
Romans
6:23
says:
For
the
wages
of
sin
is
death;
but
the
gift
of
God
is
eternal
life
through
Jesus
Christ
our
Lord
.
Next,
Romans
3:23
says:
For
all
have
sinned,
and
come
short
of
the
glory
of
God
.
That
means
that
everybody
has
earned
death
by
doing
what
they
want
to
do
instead
of
obeying
the
law
of
God.
Further,
Revelation
20:14
says:
And
death
and
hell
were
cast
into
the
lake
of
fire.
This
is
the
second
death
.
If
we
put
all
of
this
together,
we
have
the
doctrine
that
everyone
was
heading
for
the
lake
of
fire
to
be
there
forever,
and
the
Bible
calls
that
result
the
second
death
.
Now,
when
we
return
to
our
original
verse
of
John
3:16,
we
read:
For
God
so
loved
the
world,
that
he
gave
his
only
begotten
Son,
that
whosoever
believeth
in
him
should
not
perish,
but
have
everlasting
life
This
means
that
if
we
believeth
on
God's
Son
Jesus
Christ
then
we
don't
have
to
spend
eternity
in
the
lake
of
fire
.
Again,
there
isn't
time
to
go
into
all
of
it
but
simply
put,
the
God
of
the
Bible
had
His
only
begotten
Son
become
a
literal
human
being
like
us
and
live
a
perfect
life
where
He
never
sinned.
Therefore,
He
didn't
have
to
die
only
God
let
men
kill
Him
so
that
God
could
count
His
death
as
payment
for
the
sins
of
anyone
who
believes
on
Him.
Yes,
Jesus
Christ
came
back
from
the
dead
to
prove
that
He
has
power
over
death.
However,
our
current
verse
is
saying
why
He
died
and
that
was
to
keep
us
from
an
eternity
in
the
lake
of
fire
if
we
believeth
on
him
.
However,
the
Bible
also
warns
that
those
people
who
refuse
to
believeth
on
him
will
be
cast
into
the
lake
of
fire
to
burn
forever
because,
by
their
actions,
they
show
that
they
believe
that
God
had
His
only
begotten
Son
killed
for
no
reason.
If
people
can
avoid
the
lake
of
fire
without
accepting
His
payment
for
their
sins,
then
there
was
no
need
for
God
to
have
His
Son
killed
to
pay
for
our
sins.
Returning
to
our
original
Bible
reference,
we
see
that
John
3:17-18
says:
For
God
sent
not
his
Son
into
the
world
to
condemn
the
world;
but
that
the
world
through
him
might
be
saved.
He
that
believeth
on
him
is
not
condemned:
but
he
that
believeth
not
is
condemned
already,
because
he
hath
not
believed
in
the
name
of
the
only
begotten
Son
of
God
.
Please
notice
that
we
are
told
he
that
believeth
not
is
condemned
already,
because
he
hath
not
believed
in
the
name
of
the
only
begotten
Son
of
God
.
If
you
do
not
do
what
God
requires
then
you
are
condemned
already
.
You
are
not
condemned
because
you
are
a
terrible
person
but
because
you
have
not
believed
in
the
name
of
the
only
begotten
Son
of
God
.
Think
about
asking
a
parent
to
do
what
God
had
His
Son
do
and
then
say
that
the
sacrifice
was
of
no
value.
That
parent
will
want
vengeance.
Likewise,
God
will
take
eternal
vengeance
on
anyone
who
says
that
the
sacrifice
of
Jesus
Christ
has
no
value
and
people
do
that
when
they
hath
not
believed
in
the
name
of
the
only
begotten
Son
of
God
.
The
last
verses
in
our
reference
tell
us:
And
this
is
the
condemnation,
that
light
is
come
into
the
world,
and
men
loved
darkness
rather
than
light,
because
their
deeds
were
evil.
For
every
one
that
doeth
evil
hateth
the
light,
neither
cometh
to
the
light,
lest
his
deeds
should
be
reproved.
But
he
that
doeth
truth
cometh
to
the
light,
that
his
deeds
may
be
made
manifest,
that
they
are
wrought
in
God
.
Once
more,
there
is
more
here
than
we
have
time
to
cover.
However,
the
important
thing
is
that,
when
we
are
in
the
dark,
we
need
light
to
see.
People
who
like
to
hide
and
do
things
in
the
dark
are
evil
and
God
refuses
to
have
evil
people
in
His
kingdom.
Therefore,
God
not
only
sent
His
Son
to
pay
for
our
sins
so
that
we
could
avoid
an
eternity
in
the
'lake
of
fire,
but
God
also
sent
His
Son
to
give
us
spiritual
light
so
that
we
could
see
and
understand
the
consequences
of
what
we
do.
When
we
let
Jesus
Christ
show
us
how
to
live,
our
lives
are
changed
by
God.
As
our
reference
says:
But
he
that
doeth
truth
cometh
to
the
light,
that
his
deeds
may
be
made
manifest,
that
they
are
wrought
in
God
.
God
wants
to
change
our
life
so
that
people
see
that
our
life
is
wrought
in
God
.
This
type
of
change
gives
glory
to
God.
The
Bible
says
that
Jesus
is
light
,
and
that
God
is
love.
People
who
belong
to
God
are
supposed
to
become
like
Him
in
their
character.
Therefore,
people
who
belong
to
God
should
show
God's
light
and
Gods
love
to
this
world.
We
see
this
in
1John
1:5-7,
which
says:
This
then
is
the
message
which
we
have
heard
of
him,
and
declare
unto
you,
that
God
is
light,
and
in
him
is
no
darkness
at
all.
If
we
say
that
we
have
fellowship
with
him,
and
walk
in
darkness,
we
lie,
and
do
not
the
truth:
But
if
we
walk
in
the
light,
as
he
is
in
the
light,
we
have
fellowship
one
with
another,
and
the
blood
of
Jesus
Christ
his
Son
cleanseth
us
from
all
sin.
.
God
proved
His
love
by
paying
the
debt
for
our
sins
and
offering
us
a
way
to
avoid
an
eternity
in
the
lake
of
fire
.
No
other
so-called
god
does
that.
God
also
teaches
us
how
to
live
so
that
our
life
displays
the
love
of
God
to
others.
God
offers
you
His
love
and
to
make
you
part
of
His
family,
but
He
does
not
force
His
love
unto
you.
Each
person
must
personally
ask
God
to
make
Jesus
Christ
their
personal
Lord
and
God
if
they
want
to
be
saved
from
the
lake
of
fire
and
to
become
part
of
God's
spiritual
kingdom.
Everyone
who
does
not
do
that
will
be
sent
to
the
lake
of
fire
to
spend
eternity
with
the
devil
that
they
truly
serve.
Please
,
think
about
the
eternal
consequences
and
accept
God's
offer
of
salvation.